Gather your stuff and make sure you know what you do (and do not) need a receipt for. A couple friends were audited a year ago (for something I TOLD THEM was illegal) and they just had to pay the extra money back.

At the same time the EIC was introduced, "they" made is so people in lower tax brackets are more likely to be audited than higher ones. How about fixing *that*!??!!

Thanks for the support- I just pulled our return for the 2003 year and there is a lot of stuff we don't have receipts for, that is for sure. Ugh. Just in time to deplete our savings before the baby is born. I TOLD my DH that if it sounds too good to be true, it IS.

I have never been through it but my uncle has. Just gather as many reciepts as you possible can. even if you haev to go back to teh store or something and get duplicats. Also you need to have the person that did them for you present cause they will haev specific question that maybe you can't answer.